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CHAPTER XVIII. 



TEACHING THE HORSE TRICKS. 



" Begging " — Bowing — Circling steadily for Circus Work — Coming up 

 to Call — Driving without Reins — Following — Jumping over 

 another Horse, etc. — Kissing — Laughing — Lying down — " No " — 

 Picking up a Handkerchief, etc. — See-sawing on a Plank, etc. — 

 Shaking Hands — Shaking the Head — Waltzing — "Yes." 



I MAY mention, that the pluckier a horse is, 

 the more amenable will he be to instruction. 



In teaching these tricks, it is well to accustom 

 the animal to some invariable and suitable signal, 

 whether vocal, or manual, for each separate feat ; 

 and to award his obedience by a piece of carrot, 

 lump of sugar, crust of bread, bite of lucern, bit 

 of sugar-cane, caress, or other appropriate mark 

 of approval. 



^' BegghigT — The horse may be taught to 



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